Originator: Lennart Bergqvist

Step 1

Mount a hook in the vise.

Step 2

Tie in the thread and wrap it down to the hook bend.

Step 3

Tie in the hackle with the dull side up.

Step 4

Dub the thread with the yellow dubbing. Note that the thread is hanging a couple of millimetres in front of the hackle. The first couple of turns will be wrapped backwards and secure the dubbing better before continuing with forward wraps.

Step 5

Wrap the dubbing back to the hackle, turn around and wrap it forward to about 3/5 of the body length.

Step 6

Dub the thread with black dubbing.

Step 7

Wrap the dubbing forward to a point a couple of millimetres behind the hook eye.

Step 8

Wrap the hackle forward in even turns. Tie it down by the hook eye and cut the excess. Make a whip-finish and cut the thread. Now we've got ourselves a Boston Bruins version of the Griffith's Gnat, but we're going to change that.

Step 9

Cut the hackle barbs on top of the hook. Be careful so that the side barbs don't slip into the scissors.

Step 10

Turn the fly around and cut the barbs under it the same way.

Done...

The definition of a good fly: Effective fishing fly, easy and quick to tie and not requiring a wide range of materials. Superpuppan in a nut shell. Vary the colors on this one. Other popular color combinations are green/brown, grey/brown and red/olive... just to mention a few of them.